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buoy
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural buoys
plural buoys
Learner's definition of BUOY
[count]
: an object that floats on water in a lake, bay, river, etc., to show areas that are safe or dangerous for boats浮标；航标 — see also life buoy
2 buoy /ˈbuːwi/ /ˈboɪ/ verb
buoys; buoyed; buoying
2 buoy
/ˈbuːwi/ /ˈboɪ/
verb
buoys; buoyed; buoying
Learner's definition of BUOY
[+ object]
1
: to cause (someone) to feel happy or confident鼓励；鼓舞；使有信心 — usually used as (be) buoyed通常用作(be) buoyed — often + up
- Buoyed by the success of her first novel, she began work on a second.受到第一部小说取得成功的鼓舞，她开始写第二本。
- He felt buoyed up by the support and encouragement of his friends and family.家人和朋友的支持与鼓励让他充满信心。
2
: to lift or improve (something)提升；改进 — usually used as (be) buoyed通常用作(be) buoyed — often + up
- The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.减免税收应该有助于振兴经济。
- His spirits were buoyed [=uplifted, raised] by the good news.这个好消息令他精神振奋。
- The falling leaf was buoyed up by a current of air.这片落叶被一阵风卷起。
Example Sentences
Verb The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Julia Musto, Fox News, 23 July 2022 The suspects were wearing the same clothes as seen in the video from the buoy. Amanda Jackson, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022 The state is providing about $900,000 to purchase, install and operate the buoy. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021 But Akins hit another 3-pointer with 3:09 to play ended Maryland’s run and extended the MSU lead back to 12 and proved to be a critical buoy before the Terps’ final spurt, which Izzo pinned on himself and his staff repeatedly. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2022 The crew races to refill the bait boxes and shove the pot overboard before the boat reaches the next buoy. Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 But unless something changes these next few months, recruiting will become an anchor to Harsin’s tenure rather than a buoy. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The pot’s buoy wasn’t marked, as required by both Oregon and Washington. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 30 July 2022 That compares with a mean over the decade of around 51 degrees for June, typically the coolest month for that buoy, and other buoys in the area have shown similar trends. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Will Daniel, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 While its secondhand sales have already helped to buoy its stock, even as RV manufacturers have sold off, rentals could help to bring in new customers who aren’t necessarily ready to go all-in on ownership. Laura Forman, WSJ, 26 July 2022 But a modern marketing push has helped buoy their reputation as a single malt worth watching. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022 More of those kinds of throwaway jokes, visual or otherwise, might have helped buoy this thing a bit more. Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Antibody levels drop in the months after people get their shots—a natural and expected phenomenon—but boosters buoy them right back up, sometimes to new heights. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2021 Cox responded that Democrats would vote for him by the thousands just as suburban women and voters seeking more control over public schooling last year helped buoy Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to victory. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 But strong retail sales for June and preliminary consumer sentiment data released Friday helped buoy markets and ease tensions. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 15 July 2022 To the north, the No. 179 buoy off Astoria, Oregon, recorded significant wave heights of 35 feet, with individual waves slightly over 60 feet. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021 See More
Noun
The shark has been detected four time at the same buoy. Julia Musto, Fox News, 23 July 2022 The suspects were wearing the same clothes as seen in the video from the buoy. Amanda Jackson, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022 The state is providing about $900,000 to purchase, install and operate the buoy. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021 But Akins hit another 3-pointer with 3:09 to play ended Maryland’s run and extended the MSU lead back to 12 and proved to be a critical buoy before the Terps’ final spurt, which Izzo pinned on himself and his staff repeatedly. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2022 The crew races to refill the bait boxes and shove the pot overboard before the boat reaches the next buoy. Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 But unless something changes these next few months, recruiting will become an anchor to Harsin’s tenure rather than a buoy. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The pot’s buoy wasn’t marked, as required by both Oregon and Washington. Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 30 July 2022 That compares with a mean over the decade of around 51 degrees for June, typically the coolest month for that buoy, and other buoys in the area have shown similar trends. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Verb
And the reality of the latest retail sales report is likely more of a mixed bag than the president wanted, even if falling gas prices have helped buoy consumer spending. Will Daniel, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 While its secondhand sales have already helped to buoy its stock, even as RV manufacturers have sold off, rentals could help to bring in new customers who aren’t necessarily ready to go all-in on ownership. Laura Forman, WSJ, 26 July 2022 But a modern marketing push has helped buoy their reputation as a single malt worth watching. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022 More of those kinds of throwaway jokes, visual or otherwise, might have helped buoy this thing a bit more. Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Antibody levels drop in the months after people get their shots—a natural and expected phenomenon—but boosters buoy them right back up, sometimes to new heights. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2021 Cox responded that Democrats would vote for him by the thousands just as suburban women and voters seeking more control over public schooling last year helped buoy Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to victory. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 But strong retail sales for June and preliminary consumer sentiment data released Friday helped buoy markets and ease tensions. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 15 July 2022 To the north, the No. 179 buoy off Astoria, Oregon, recorded significant wave heights of 35 feet, with individual waves slightly over 60 feet. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English boye, probably from Middle Dutch boeye; akin to Old High German bouhhan sign — more at beacon
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of buoy was in the 13th century Phrases Containing buoy
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